Hunter26
Beginner
- Jul 10, 2024
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I shot a small buck a few years back with a Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter in .44 Mag that was massaged by SSK. I cast bullets from Lyman mold 429640 with wheel weights with a little tin added. With lube and gas check they weigh 270 grs. They shot quite well, putting a cylinder full under three inches at 50 yards. The buck was a smallish but wide 6 pt around 35 yards. The buck was almost facing me at the shot. He dropped at the shot and the bullet took an interesting path. It went the full length of the deer, into his ham, then angled down and was found days later while butchering the hind quarter in the buck's knee joint. The buck was acting odd when I saw him and during the skinning process I found out why. He had multiple broken ribs, a broken leg that was almost healed and several small shotgun pellets in his side. I didn't weigh him, but I believe he was around 130 lbs. In the picture, he's the buck on the left. The buck on the right was shot the same morning with the same load about 90 mins apart. The bullet exited the bigger bodied buck and he dropped like a rock. That was the first time I ever doubled on bucks.
The bullet was loaded over 2400 powder and velocity was a tick over 1300 fps in the 7.5 inch barrel. Recovered bullet weighed 183 grains and shed the hollow point. I shot a few more deer with this load and they always exited. If they ran, which was never far, there was always a blood trail that even Ray Charles could have followed! Too bad it's a single cavity mold and they're slow as crap to make!
The bullet was loaded over 2400 powder and velocity was a tick over 1300 fps in the 7.5 inch barrel. Recovered bullet weighed 183 grains and shed the hollow point. I shot a few more deer with this load and they always exited. If they ran, which was never far, there was always a blood trail that even Ray Charles could have followed! Too bad it's a single cavity mold and they're slow as crap to make!
